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H. F; WILLSON. BASE DELIVERY OADDY AND SCOOP.

Patented Dec. 15,1891.

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HENRY F. \VILLSON, OF ELYRIA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO JOHN M.

' KINNARD, OF CLEVELAND, OHIO.

BASE-DELIVERY CADDY AND SCOOP.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 165,090, dated December15, 1891. Application filed August 14, 1891- Serial No. 402,629. (Nomodel.)

To all whom, it may concern.-

Be it known that I, HENRY F. TILLSGN, a citizen of the United States,residing atElyria, in the county of Lorain and State of Ohio, haveinvented a new and useful Base-Delivery Caddy and Scoop, of which thefollowing is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in caddies from which the goods aredelivered by means of a measuring-scoop from the base in the desiredquantity. I attain this object by the mechanism illustrated in theaccompanying drawings, in which-- Figure 1 is a plan view of base. Fig.2 is a vertical section on dotted line X X, Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is atransverse vertical section of base on dotted line X K, Fig. 1. Fig. atis a vertical section of base on dotted line X X of Fig. 1, showing thescoop inserted. Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the base. Fig. 6 is aperspective view of the scoop. Fig-I 7 is an enlarged vertical sectionon line X X, Fig.

Fig. 8 is an inverted view of the base.

Similar letters refer to similarparts throughout the several views.

A represents the box of the caddy, which is constructed in the usualform, but having an aperture a cut through its bottom at the front sidesufficiently large to admit of the free passage of the material.

B representsabase on which the caddy sets, and is made to conform to itin shape and size. Two bars 0 c are secured at the top to the front andrear sides of the base and extend parallel across it, upon'which thework ing parts of the apparatus are supported and more. The adjacentupper corners of said bars are rabbeted out, as seen at c 0, so as toform a ledge on each, on which is placed a thin metallic plate (l,thc'edges of which reston and move on said ledges o c from front to rearand serve to cut off or stop the flow of material while the scoop isremoved, and are so placed that when moved forward to the front theycompletely close the aperture to in the bottom of the box, but whenforced back by the insertion of the scoop the aperture is opened so thatthe contents can freely flow through it into the scoop. If the scoop iswithdrawn, the act of withdrawal draws the plate forward to the front,where it is securely locked, so that it cannot be conveniently forcedback by accident or design, and thus discharge the contents on thefloor, as will be more fully described.

The scoop Bis constructed as seen in Fig. 6, having its upper edgesparallel with each other and with the bottom of the scoop. Shouldersffare formed as seen in the drawings, which shoulder impinges the frontend of plate (Z near its sides, and by the act of forcing the scoopinward the plate and its appendages is forced backward with it and theaperture a is opened and the grain flows into and Iills the scoop, whichmay then be withdrawn, and by the act of withdrawal the plate cl isreturned to the front and the flow of grain is entirely stopped. This isaccomplished as will be fully described. To the under side of said plate(Z is secured a block of wood 6, thick enough to extend down flush withthe lower side of barsc c and wide enough to fill the space betweenthem, so as to work freely, and long enough to extend from the rear ofplate (Z to near its front end. To the front end of this block issecured an apron O. The lower portion of this apron is cut round, so asto conform to-the inside of the scoop, and is large enough to fill itjust so as to give a fair clearance, so that theseoop can easily slideover it. Said apron is so secured that it will vibrate freely and isrendered adjustable by means of a thumbscrew g, which passes throughsaid apron and screws into a projection in on the under side of block c,as seen in Fig. 7. Said screw also passes through a spiral springh,which serves to hold the plate against the head of the thumbscrew. Thisscrew is to adjust the apron either out or in so as to regulate the sizeof the compartment in the scoop which is formed by said apron, while thescoop is inserted in the base. To the lower end of projection h ispivoted a pawl i. Said pawl i when the scoop is removed, as seen in Fig.7, rests securely in a seat formed in barj, and thus the apparatus iseffectually locked so as to prevent its being forced back. lVhen thescoop is inserted and the operator desires to take out a charge, the endof said scoop impinges the under side of said pawl near its ICC lowerend and lifts it from its scat, thus unlocking the apparatus.

The device before alluded to for clamping the scoop to plate d andsecurely holding it until the charge has been taken out and the aperturea effectually closed, is constructed as follows: Automatic clampinghooksor dogs 7c are constructed in the form seen in Fig. 8, and are securedso as to work freely to near the edges of block e on the under side. Thecatch end is provided with a diagonal surface Z, which, when broughtforward to the point where it is to relieve or let go of the scoop,impinges a pin m, and is by it forced outward, thus withdrawing thehooks from the holes n formed in the sides of the scoop. 0 representsthin strips of wood, which are secured to the outer edge of bars 0 c, onthe under side, as seen in Fig. 8. The use of these strips is to forcethe books 70 into the holes n of the scoop and prevent them from comingout while the plate (Z is passing back and forth in the act of takingout a charge. The front ends of these strips are cut off at a pointwhere the hooks should be withdrawn, and thus allow them to be thrownoutward by the action of the'inclined surface on the end of the hookspressing on the pin'm. Hooks 7c are provided with another diagonalsurface 19, which is parallel to the diagonal surface Z. This surfacepresses against the front end of strips 0 and forces them into holes Itin the scoop, thus clamping the scoop to the plate (Z. The scoop is somade that it can pass freely into its place, and just wide enough to fitor fill the space between the bars 0 0 while the hems fit in so as tocome just above the ledges c c on which the plate (1 rests. A casing Sof sheet metal finishes down over the edge of the scoop and across fromone to the other of the bars cc to prevent waste of the grain andclogging. A strike to is placed in a position to strike off the scoopwhile it is being drawn out under it. This strike is made of any elasticmaterial, such as a brush or a strip of rubber.

The operation of this apparatus is as follows: The scoop is in'sertedinthe cavity and passes in to near the point where the shoulders ff comein contact with the plate (I and raise the locking-pawl out of its seat,and in passing forward, pressing the plate d backward, the clamping dogsor hooks k 70 are forced into holes n n of the scoop, and. the wholemoves freely backward the length of the scoop, and may be withdrawn atwill. In the meantime the scoop has been filled, and if withdrawn theplate is drawn forward to its original position until the diagonalsurfaces on the hooks impinge the pins mm, and thus withdraw the hooks h70 from the holes 12 it, and the scoop is released from the apparatus.

The amount of material brought out in scoop may be regulated by theset-screw g, and without any change a scoop holding a pound, ahalf-pound,or.a quarter of a pound may be inserted in the same place andbring out those different amounts.

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. A base-delivery caddy wherein is combined ahorizontally-reciprocating cut-off d, secured to block eand providedwith an automatic clutching device consisting of hooks 7c 70, securedthereto and operated by pin m, and strips 0, as specified, theadjustable apron c, secured to the block e, the scoop B, provided withholes n n, and shoulders ff, the whole being constructed and operatingin the manner and for the purpose specified.

2. The metallic plate (I, secured to block 6 and sliding on ways 0' c,the apron c, secured to said block and made adjustable by means of screwg and spring h, clamping-hooks 707a, secured to said block 6 andoperating, as specified, in combination with the scoop B, having holes nn. and shoulders ff, as described,

and locking-pawl 11, pivoted to the lower end of projection h, and seatjin barj for the purpose of making an automatic base-delivery caddy whichwill deliver the material in uniform constant quantities.

H. F. \VILLSON.

l/Vitn esses:

MINNIE M. KELCHNER, MARY L. CLARK.

